Same reference photo, same board, same paint, same brushes, different outcome... My inspiration this month has come once again from one of my favourite spots on the Island Steephill Cove, Ventnor. These paintings were both created from the same reference photo which I took back on a very cold February afternoon this year, just after taking this photo it began to snow (sadly it didn't come to anything much to my daughter's disappointment!) I was attracted to the dramatic sky (

I considered it was about time that I created a painting from my home town of Shanklin where I live on the Isle of Wight. Most people know this view as Dunnose however my husband begs to differ and pointed out to me that the cliff is actually called 'Knock Cliff'. Well anyway I produced this painting and apparently broadly speaking the place-name element os in Dunnose can mean God (Celtic) the place-name element dun in Dunnose can mean fort (Scots Gaelic Irish) so I'm going

'Eventide at Brook' is the title for my latest painting, it is something a little different and a bit of an experiment for me as it was the first time I'd really used oil. I recently bought myself a set of water mixable oil paints to see if I could replicate the thickly painted brushstrokes that can be achieved with the digital painting app 'ArtRage'. Although I don't seem to have achieved the same effects that I wanted I was nevertheless quite pleased with the painting. (T